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Re: If Warren Buffett

His fortune is tied up primarily in corporate stock. It would be difficult for him to move enough of it to defensive positions if he wanted to. He public statements do not suggest that he has any such concern. He has always regarded crashes as buying opportunities.
I do not share his confidence in the future of the new US, and I think out borrowing will eventually destroy our currency. BUT the only refuge is in hard assets. Precious metals, commodities etc. I have also bought some EFTs investing in metals, but, since you cannot withdraw the underlying metal, I do not want to put too much faith in themn the past I have thought oil stocks were some protection from market crashes, but as we become less dependent that may be less true.
George Soros, as repulsive as he is, would be a better guide for protecting against meltdown, if you can find what he is thinking. If it occurs, he will probably have a hand in starting it.

Re: If Warren Buffett

Its not like Warren Buffet is particularly good at predicting stock crashes, he's just one of the few people in the world with the ability to beat the stock market. That being said, if Buffet were to ever see a huge stock crash with no hope of return he's not exactly in a position to sell all of his stock. I mean if Warren Buffet announced tomorrow that he was pulling out of the stock market would you buy anything of his? I sure as hell wouldn't, not if he put it all up for sale anyway.

I would expect a suicide from him in this instance. More would follow him as the crash happened, enough to make 1929 eat its heart out.

Re: If Warren Buffett

He has lots of money to play around with. If there was another downturn he would look for bargains on the stock of Companies he figured would rebound. If he was down and out he could probably get a room at his son's farm house and do some weeding out in the fields to earn his keep. I don't think we need worry about Warren Buffet. As for myself and most of the people I know we have no money to put into the Stock Market to begin with.

Re: If Warren Buffett

Diversify into sticks and rocks.

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The worst thing...is not energy depletion, economic collapse, conventional war, or the expansion of totalitarian governments. As terrible as these catastrophes would be for us, they can be repaired in a few generations. The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.--e.o. wilson

Re: If Warren Buffett

Buffet is old. He will have plenty of assets left to feed his remaining years even if he loses billions. The guy doesn't need to lose sleep over future stock market crashes. He has done well for himself in his life. The super wealthy withered the 1929 crash too while the rest were jumping off bridges or standing in soup kitchen lines.

Re: If Warren Buffett

Originally Posted by RaKroma

Buffet is old. He will have plenty of assets left to feed his remaining years even if he loses billions. The guy doesn't need to lose sleep over future stock market crashes. He has done well for himself in his life. The super wealthy withered the 1929 crash too while the rest were jumping off bridges or standing in soup kitchen lines.

No one is worried about him. The question was an attempt to learn what the rest of us might do to protect against the probably meltdown.We cannot continue to borrow a trillion a year forever and when the world becomes reluctant to accept our currency, the economy will crash.

Re: If Warren Buffett

^Most of us concern ourselves with the more mundane matters of our daily drudge such as paying the rent, electicity bill, grocery bills etc. leaving the obsessive compulsive thinker to worry themselves into an early grave, racking their brains over matters that may, or may occur.

Re: If Warren Buffett

I imagine he will do what he has always done. Maintain investments in long term solid prospects in businesses that he knows have a built-in growth because of what they provide.

In the event of a crash, I'm sure that his company is so well covered on the short and long positions that the movement is hardly noticeable in the larger scheme of things.

Like the rest of us, he probably saw his wealth on paper shrink by about 25% to 30% in the crash of 2008/09, but as was pointed out, a crash is just another buying opportunity.

If you are looking to the long term and have 5-10 years to recover your investment value...the massive financial upheaval is how more and more of the world's wealth has ended up in the hands of fewer and fewer people.

Re: If Warren Buffett

Originally Posted by Benvolio

No one is worried about him. The question was an attempt to learn what the rest of us might do to protect against the probably meltdown.We cannot continue to borrow a trillion a year forever and when the world becomes reluctant to accept our currency, the economy will crash.

I think that the United States is closer to getting its fiscal house in order. Yes there is a staggering debt, but the United States is owed a lot of money as well. I used to watch the Keiser Report on the RT YouTube channel. Every episode a gleeful exercise of pointing out the imanent disaster ahead in the financial markets. I am on a Disability pension in a Province that may end up with a Conservative Government at some point, that may adopt the familiar "Oh it is those people on Social Assistance that are dragging us all down and all our problems are because we are paying for their keep". That is what I worry about when you are on the bottom rung, and society is encouraged to turn a scornful eye at your very existance. Said Governments cut taxes to Big business and preach Trickle Down Economics. People on Welfare and Disability Pensions spend money too, it is not as if they live in a bubble or have tax havens to squirrel their money into. I am quite confident the people on the bottom rung, most of their money goes back into the economy.

As for the United States the rest of the world will not let your economy collapse because let's put it this way. If the U.S. has the sniffles, Canada has pneumonia and is in the I.C.U. The world depends on the United States, and I am sure they would find a way to keep the ship afloat. I think the Countries of the world should gather and there should be a massive quid pro quo debt forgiveness meeting. Hopefully if there is a super rich super powerful group of people that is speculated about those losses would be on their books and it would be something that they have had coming for years.

Re: If Warren Buffett

I imagine he will do what he has always done. Maintain investments in long term solid prospects in businesses that he knows have a built-in growth because of what they provide.

In the event of a crash, I'm sure that his company is so well covered on the short and long positions that the movement is hardly noticeable in the larger scheme of things.

Like the rest of us, he probably saw his wealth on paper shrink by about 25% to 30% in the crash of 2008/09, but as was pointed out, a crash is just another buying opportunity.

If you are looking to the long term and have 5-10 years to recover your investment value...the massive financial upheaval is how more and more of the world's wealth has ended up in the hands of fewer and fewer people.

You should have learned from the 2000 recession what to do so you wouldn't have lost money in 2008/2009. I did extremely well in 2009 when almost everything on Wall Street recovered while the rest of the economy went south.

Re: If Warren Buffett

Originally Posted by Benvolio

No one is worried about him. The question was an attempt to learn what the rest of us might do to protect against the probably meltdown.We cannot continue to borrow a trillion a year forever and when the world becomes reluctant to accept our currency, the economy will crash.

Seriously, if you're seeking these answers on JUB forums when the big shots on Wall Street and economists in the government can't get it right or reach a consensus. So if and when the ship actually sinks, you won't be able to do much unless you have your own aptitude the predict these things at the right time

Re: If Warren Buffett

His best bet: land, lots of it, and loyal people to hold and run it for him.

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Re: If Warren Buffett

Originally Posted by RaKroma

Seriously, if you're seeking these answers on JUB forums when the big shots on Wall Street and economists in the government can't get it right or reach a consensus. So if and when the ship actually sinks, you won't be able to do much unless you have your own aptitude the predict these things at the right time